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Iô

adjectiveadverbinterrog.determinativedemonstrativeNeeds review

1
- among several ?
- Also used to express doubt, disbelief or negation: What a story! No indeed! You are mistaken.
Examples
- 💬iô u andala
2
adv. interrog. What is this? What thing or things are these?
Examples
- 💬iô 'ei
3
What news is there? What happened? What occurred?
Examples
- 💬iô iene

adjectivedeterminativedemonstrativeReviewed

1
determinative
e pron. demonstr. That; that one. Designates the person or thing that is near the one referred to
2
adjectivedeterminative
- e pron. demonstr. (IX) That other; that other one
- Designates one of the objects near the person we are speaking with, or the thing mentioned second to last.
- with whom one speaks , uná u abutu.
Examples
- 💬o fuba ió bu ngalu
- 💬o ió u alebe
3
adverb
By that way.
Examples
- 💬o njila ió k'u i ende
4
plural
- (III) Designates the things that are near the person being spoken to, or those mentioned second to last.
- Those
- That.
Examples
- 💬o ima ió ia ngene